Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder inadequate receipts to establish a market trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.67/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$202.67

24 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$37.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.77

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	509	208.93	1,064	17thin
Small 1-2	457	193.94	886	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	171.25	950	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.68/cwt here — about $114 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

202.67

—

TN average12 barns · 2,384 hd

207.44

−4.77

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,558	111.96	1,744	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	89.38	1,287	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	87.70	1,090	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	76.90	889	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,515	$1,240	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,161	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,040	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,575	$1,890	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 lots · USDA AMS · Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	212.09/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,099	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	193.87/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	224.50/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	206.33/cwt	202.50–209.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	216.65/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	867	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	233.20/cwt	227.50–236.00	1,308	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	226.71/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,202	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	177.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	209.93/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	473	220.33/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	580	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	195.97/cwt	187.50–205.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	238.47/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	233.95/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	963	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,575	1,890.00/head	1,890.00–1,890.00	1,890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,240.00/head	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,160.89/head	1,050.00–1,280.00	1,161	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	115.70/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,845	4
Bulls	—	—	1,410	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,368	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	82.32/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,022	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	91.07/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,133	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	89.38/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,287	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	77.22/cwt	73.00–84.00	890	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	881	1

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Oct 31, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 376Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 109Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 39Year ago 32

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder inadequate receipts to establish a market trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	190.00–220.00	212.09
2	—	555	224.00–225.00	224.50
1	—	610	205.00	205.00
4	—	434	202.50–209.00	206.33
3	—	485	215.00–218.00	216.65
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	187.50–200.00	193.87
1	—	305	190.00	190.00
2	—	470	187.50–205.00	195.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	200.00	200.00
1	—	635	142.50	142.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	220.00	220.00
1	—	655	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	237.50	237.50
7	—	561	227.50–236.00	233.20
1	—	425	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	228.00	228.00
1	—	390	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	167.50	167.50
4	—	530	220.00–232.00	226.71
2	—	665	175.00–180.00	177.46
2	—	573	205.00–215.00	209.93
2	—	430	237.00–240.00	238.47
2	—	463	231.00–237.00	233.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	182.50	182.50
1	—	615	199.00	199.00
1	—	975	105.00	105.00
1	—	680	164.00	164.00
1	—	500	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	210.00–231.00	220.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,575	1,890.00	1,890.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,515	1,240.00	1,240.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	1,050.00–1,280.00	1,160.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,040.00	1,040.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,595	113.00–122.00	115.70
1	—	1,410	97.00	97.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,242	77.00–86.00	82.32
8	—	1,244	86.00–95.00	91.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,440	86.00–94.00	89.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,153	73.00–84.00	77.22
1	—	1,175	75.00	75.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

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